Toothpaste and toothbrush holder

ABSTRACT

A toothpaste and toothbrush holder to hold at least one toothbrush and a tube of toothpaste, the toothpaste and toothbrush holder including a body, including at least one toothbrush compartment to hold a head of the at least one toothbrush, and a toothbrush compartment to hold the tube of toothpaste, and a lid connected to at least a portion of a top portion of the body to enclose a head of the at least one toothbrush within the at least one toothbrush compartment.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims the benefit of, and incorporates by reference,U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 62/590,660, entitled“Toothpaste and Toothbrush Holder,” which was filed on Nov. 27, 2017.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention

The present general inventive concept relates generally to a toothpasteand toothbrush holder.

2. Description of the Related Art

Toothbrushes and toothpaste are essential bathroom items utilized dailyby most people for maintaining oral hygiene. However, consumers tend tokeep these products scattered on sink areas or in a cup, which isunsanitary due to germ and dust exposure.

Therefore, there is a need for a container that holds toothbrushes andtoothpaste in a sanitary arrangement, while maintaining convenientuser-accessibility thereto.

SUMMARY

The present general inventive concept provides a toothpaste andtoothbrush holder.

Additional features and utilities of the present general inventiveconcept will be set forth in part in the description which follows and,in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned bypractice of the general inventive concept.

The foregoing and/or other features and utilities of the present generalinventive concept may be achieved by providing a toothpaste andtoothbrush holder to hold at least one toothbrush and a tube oftoothpaste, the toothpaste and toothbrush holder including a body,including at least one toothbrush compartment to hold a head of the atleast one toothbrush, and a toothbrush compartment to hold the tube oftoothpaste, and a lid connected to at least a portion of a top portionof the body to enclose a head of the at least one toothbrush within theat least one toothbrush compartment.

The at least one toothbrush compartment may include a toothbrush holdingportion to hold onto the head of the at least one toothbrush, while arest of the at least one toothbrush hangs below the at least onetoothbrush compartment.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and/or other features and utilities of the present generallyinventive concept will become apparent and more readily appreciated fromthe following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction withthe accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 illustrates a toothpaste and toothbrush holder, according to anexemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Various example embodiments (a.k.a., exemplary embodiments) will now bedescribed more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings inwhich some example embodiments are illustrated. In the figures, thethicknesses of lines, layers and/or regions may be exaggerated forclarity.

Accordingly, while example embodiments are capable of variousmodifications and alternative forms, embodiments thereof are shown byway of example in the figures and will herein be described in detail. Itshould be understood, however, that there is no intent to limit exampleembodiments to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary,example embodiments are to cover all modifications, equivalents, andalternatives falling within the scope of the disclosure. Like numbersrefer to like/similar elements throughout the detailed description.

It is understood that when an element is referred to as being“connected” or “coupled” to another element, it can be directlyconnected or coupled to the other element or intervening elements may bepresent. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being “directlyconnected” or “directly coupled” to another element, there are nointervening elements present. Other words used to describe therelationship between elements should be interpreted in a like fashion(e.g., “between” versus “directly between,” “adjacent” versus “directlyadjacent,” etc.).

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particularembodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of exampleembodiments. As used herein, the singular forms “a,” “an” and “the” areintended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearlyindicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms“comprises,” “comprising,” “includes” and/or “including,” when usedherein, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps,operations, elements and/or components, but do not preclude the presenceor addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations,elements, components and/or groups thereof.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientificterms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by oneof ordinary skill in the art to which example embodiments belong. Itwill be further understood that terms, e.g., those defined in commonlyused dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that isconsistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art.However, should the present disclosure give a specific meaning to a termdeviating from a meaning commonly understood by one of ordinary skill,this meaning is to be taken into account in the specific context thisdefinition is given herein.

FIG. 1 illustrates a toothpaste and toothbrush holder 10, according toan exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept.

The toothpaste and toothbrush holder 10 may be constructed from metal,plastic, ceramic, wood, or any other material known to one of ordinaryskill in the art, and may also be any color preferred by a consumer.

Referring to FIG. 1, the toothpaste and toothbrush holder 10 may includea body 11, a lid 12, a toothbrush compartment 13, a toothbrush holdingportion 14, and a toothpaste compartment 15.

The body 11 may be attached to a wall using screws, nails, adhesives, orany other attaching mechanisms known to one of ordinary skill in theart. Preferably, the body 11 may be attached at a position on the wallto allow a toothbrush 20 to hang.

The lid 12 may be attached to the body 11 to open and close thetoothbrush compartment 13. More specifically, the lid 12 may be hindeglyattached to at least a portion of a top portion of the body 11 usinghinges, but is not limited thereto.

When the lid 12 is opened, a neck of the toothbrush 20 may be insertedinto the toothbrush holding portion 14, such that a head of thetoothbrush 20 is disposed entirely within the toothbrush compartment 13,while a handle of the toothbrush 20 hangs outside the toothbrushcompartment 13.

After the toothbrush 20 is inserted into the toothbrush holding portion14 to have at least a portion thereof disposed within the toothbrushcompartment 13, the lid 12 may be closed in order to prevent dust andbacteria from touching bristles disposed on the head of the toothbrush20.

The toothpaste compartment 15 may be constructed to hold a toothpastetube (not illustrated) therein, in order to allow a user to easilyaccess the toothpaste tube.

Although a few embodiments of the present general inventive concept havebeen shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in theart that changes may be made in these embodiments without departing fromthe principles and spirit of the general inventive concept, the scope ofwhich is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.

1. A toothpaste and toothbrush holder to hold at least one toothbrushand a tube of toothpaste, the toothpaste and toothbrush holdercomprising: a body, comprising: at least one toothbrush compartment tohold a head of the at least one toothbrush, and a toothbrush compartmentto hold the tube of toothpaste; and a lid connected to at least aportion of a top portion of the body to enclose a head of the at leastone toothbrush within the at least one toothbrush compartment.
 2. Thetoothpaste and toothbrush holder of claim 1, wherein the at least onetoothbrush compartment comprises a toothbrush holding portion to holdonto the head of the at least one toothbrush, while a rest of the atleast one toothbrush hangs below the at least one toothbrushcompartment.